Schooling in the Ownership Society: Rupert Murdoch's entry into the education business

Schooling in the Ownership Society: Rupert Murdoch's entry into the education business:

Rupert Murdoch's entry into the education business

by Mike Klonsky

News Corp.'s entrance into the education sector raises broader education policy questions, says University of Arizona education professor Kenneth Goodman. Having a multinational corporation in charge of assessing kids' reading skills, he notes, shows that "decision making in education is so far removed from people who have anything to do with kids." And like many

Sep 22, 2011 (2 days ago)

Schools for sale

by Mike Klonsky

Chicago leads the nation in privatization

Chicago leads all other U.S. cities when it comes to the erosion of public space. If it's not nailed down, Mayor Emanuel wants to sell it off or lease it to private corporations.

Chicago has been the most aggressive city in the United States in the privatization of public infrastructure. Since 2004, the city has privatized the Chicago Skyway toll road, four downtown parking garages, and the city’s system of 36,000 parking meters, with only the recent financial crisis preventing the privatization of Midway Airport as well. -- Illinois PIRG

The privatization of Chicago’s parking meters – allowing a Morgan-Stanley backed set of investors to reap the